Kootenai National Forest · Montana

West Fork Dry Creek

7.1 mi of trail, end to end · native material surface · trail No. 1021 · trail class 3 · typical grade 12-20% · tread 18-24 inches wide · hiking, horse, bike · seasonal: hiking 06/01-10/31

Trailhead #1021 WF Dry Creek Trailhead Drive there

#1021 WF Dry Creek Trailhead the Forest Service's write-up

West Fork Dry Creek Trail #1021 follows an old road prism into the head end of Dry Creek drainage and ends at the Cabinet Ranger District/Three Rivers Ranger District boundary. Be advised the road prism on the last four miles of the trail was re-contoured making the tread conditions unfavorable.The trail crosses Dry Creek just after the trailhead. This crossing is challenging and dangerous during peak runoff.

West Fork Dry Creek Trail #1021

Restrictions <ul><li><strong>No motorized vehicles. </strong></li><li><strong>Mechanized and Stock use:</strong>&nbsp; Not recommended due to occasional blowdown, brush and tread condition.</li><li>Properly possess and store all food, refuse, and other attractants pursuant to Kootenai National Forest <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd534160.pdf">Food Storage Order</a> (CFR 261.58 (cc)).</li><li>Please practice Pack-in-Pack-out and Leave-No-Trace ethics</li></ul>

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The lines are the US Forest Service's National Forest System trails layer (public domain), read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end, and the class, surface, grade and tread width are the forest's own entries where it publishes them - a forest that publishes the centreline alone has none. The trailheads and the points along the way are the Service's recreation points, and the write-ups its own recarea text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the forest's own site before you go.